Jaibir joins Marcellus from Premji Invest, India’s largest family office by assets under management, where he spent 9 years as a member of the team that managed ~US$3bn in listed equities with the last 3 years being spent as head of research. Prior to that, Jaibir worked for CLSA and Clear Capital in research roles. Over a career spanning 16 years in equities, he has tracked multiple sectors, including consumer, retail, autos, hotels and airlines.
Qualification: Jaibir is CFA charter holder with a B.Com (Hons) from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and a Post-graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore.
Articles by team Marcellus
Global Compounders Portfolio: Maintaining Discipline amidst Pockets of Excess
Marcellus’ Global Compounders Portfolio (GCP) strategically invests in 25-30 deeply moated global companies aligned with megatrends, fostering a consistent mid to high teens compounding of free cash flow/earnings. In this newsletter, we present our perspective on valuations in the US market given that we do see signs of excess in S&P 500 valuations. However, these […]
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Slowing Growth + Rising Risks = Quality Lenders finally Outperforming
Loan growth for the banking sector has slowed down to 12% YOY from a peak of 16% and slippages for the higher risk retail lending segments are up anywhere between 2x – 6x vs FY24 levels. The increase in NPAs is a result of: (i) oversupply of credit in the post- Covid retail lending frenzy, […]
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The Brave New World of Middle-Class ‘Gigs’ in India
It seems clear that India has a couple of painful years ahead of it as it grapples with AI reducing the demand for labour in sectors which lie at the heart of middle-class income generation e.g., Financial Services, IT Services, Media and Manufacturing. However, it is also evident that technology is creating new jobs in […]
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